Identification device or marker for cooperating with snap fasteners



L. BARNETT June 6, 1933.

IDENTIFICATION DEVICE OR MARKER FOR OOOPERATING WITH SNAP FASTENERS Filed Maroh- 22 IN V EN TOR.

, gloves, jackets, clothing, caps and other ar-` Patented Juney 6, v19?3 LOUIS BABNETT, OIE NEW YORK, N. Y.

IDEN:LIiiICii'rIoii DEvIoE 0R MARKER Fon 'cooPEnATING WITH SNAP FAsTENEIts Application filed March 22, 1932. :Serial No. 600,545.

'T his invention Y'relates to identification devices or markers, and more particularly is directed to legend carriers adapted to co-operate with a snapfasteneror like releasable closure means. y i K 'f Among the objects of the invention is to generally improve devices or markersof the character described which shall comprise few and simple parts, which shall be easily and quickly applied to snap fastener devices orlike releasable closure means'on pocket books,

ticles and apparatus, -which shall be cheap tomanufacture and practical and etlicient to a. high degree in use.

- Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in ypart hereinafterl pointed The invention accordinglyy consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of partswhich will be exemplified in the .constructions hereinafter described and Vof which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

`In the accompanying drawing, in which are shown various possible illustrative embodiments of thisA invention,

Fig. l and Fig. 2 vare front and rearelevational views, respectively, of an identication device constructed to embodythe invention.V

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view ytaken onV line 3 3 in Fig. 1. p

Fig. 4 is a front elevationalview ofxa modified form ofthe improved identifica-p,

tion vdevicev formed lwith a lserrated peripheral edge,

Fig. 5 is a rcross-sectional view showing another modification of the improved identification device having a non-abrasive antislip peripheral edge.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a folder or pocketbook showing the improved identification device applied to the snap fastener iiap closure means.

Figs. 7 and 8 show fragmentary sectional views of another-embodiment of the invention formed with co-operating means for interposing between the male and female menibers of a conventional snap fastener, Fig.

i showing the parts separated and Fig. 8

ythe assembly thereof.

Figs. 9 and 10 are views similar t'ol Figs. 7 and 8, respectively except that the identification device here shown is adaptedto be interposed between and (Jo-operate with different sizes of snap fastener male and female members to form a vpermanent part `of the releasable closure means. Y y The invention may be utilized for identilicati'on devices or markersy for various purposes, and as shownin detail in. the drawing, 10 Vdenotes an identification device embodying the invention adaptedto cooperate with a snap fastener or like releasable closurel means. The device 10 may be formed offany suitable metallic or non-metallic sheet material but for cheapness may be made of paper, fibre, rubber, molded compounds, celluloid Orother stiff inexpensive .material. Said device 10 may be of any desired circular, polyangular or oval shape and as here shown comprises circular discwliich has a center opening 10a adapted to fit over the male member 1l lof a conventional snap fastener. Where the male memberv ll is a non-resilient or rigid structure, the rim of the opening 10a of the device l0 may be provided withA spaced slits 10b, the diameter of said opening 10a being madev smaller than the diameter of the head lla ofthe male member 11 lso that the device l0 whenapplied to said vmale member can be snapped overithe head 11a and retained thereby as shown in Fig.. 6. In the drawing, the .snap fastener shown hasa rigid member 11, the female member l2 being-of resilient construetion. It is Vto be understood that other types resilient snap fastener male members (not imprinting or attaching thereon any suitable legend, advertisement, etc., such as for example, the legend 13 Owners name and address on the reverse side, and the rear or inner surface 10d of said disc structure provides means for imprinting or attaching thereon a legend 11 such as the name and address of the owner of the article to which the device 10 is attached.

In order that the peripheral rim of the disc structure does not project so as to interfere with the opening or closing snap fastener operation or to detract from the pleasing appearance of the article, said rim may be inwardly flared as at 10e, to bring said peripheral edge in close contact with the surface of the flap of a pocket book 16, shown in Fig. 6. This' form of flared disc structure for the device 10 also aids in frictionally retaining the latter engaged with the neck 11b of the male snap fastener member.

If desired, other suitable means may be provided for retaining the device 10 against rotation and consequently eliminating wear at the contact of the device 10 with the surface of the flap 15 or other similar closure.

conventional snap fastener.

As shown in Fig. 4e, such means may comprise serratioiis 17 of fine teeth formed on the peripheral edge of the disc structure of dej vice 10. lVhere the material forming the surface of the flap is of a. delicate texture instead of providing serrations 17 on the disc structure, the peripheral edge may be provided with an annular flange 1S of non-abra- .,sive anti-slip material such as felt or soft rubber as shown in Fig. 5.

The utility of the invention will now be apparent. The device 10 may be applied to articles to provide a marker, price tag, label or identification device in connection with a As shown in Fig. 6 the identification device 10 is applied to the male member 11 of the snap fastener of the closure flap of the bag so that the front or outer surface 10c is exposed and the inwardly 'l flared peripheral edge 10e contacts with the inner surface of the flap 15. Said flap when retained over the open end of the bag and secured in closed position by engaging the rigid male `member 11 with the resilient female member 12 conceals the device 10 from view.

l label or identification means.

' the owner cannot be ascertained until the device 10 is detached. When the device 1() is made of fibre, Celluloid or paper, the inner surface 10d may be readily inscribed or iinprinted with the name and address of the owner. The identification device 1() may be readily removed, replaced and changed as required and when provided with means for retaining the saine against the rotation such as serrations 17 or the flange 18, the inner surface of the flap 15 or like closure is protected from being worn or otherwise injured due to the contactof the peripheral. edge in contact therewith, and the inscription on the inner surface 10d retained in spaced relation from Contact with the flap surface thereby avoiding accidental erasure.

In Fig. 7, is shown a modified construction of the invention. Here the device 110 may be of similar construction to the dise 10 described above with the exception that instead of providing a central opening 10a, oppositely extending inale and female members 21 and 22, respectively, are provided. The male meinber 21 extends from the front outer surface 1100 and the female extends from the rear or inner surface llOrZ.V The male member of the snap fastener closure 111, which may by extended from a closure 115 corresponding to the flap 15 and conventionally engaged with the female member 112, is, of the resilient type and is adapted to engage with the rigid female member 22 of the device 110, the resilient male member 21 of the de-V vice 110 being adapted to engage with the rigid female member 112. Thus, the device 110 may be interposed between any two conventional snap fastening members 111 and 112 of the type described and provide an identification means which isA of more per-C manent constructure than the device 10 described above. In Fig..17, the conventional snap fastener and the improved device 110 are shown in separated positions and in Fig. 8 the same are shown assembled.

In F ig. 9 there is shown another modification of the invention in which the improved device 210 has both the male and female meinbers thereof 121 and 122, respectively, extending from the front or outer surface 210a. The rigid female member 122 is housed within the male portion 121. The rear or inner surface 210cl of the device 210 has no projecting portions as iii the modification shown in Fig. 7. The resilient male member 211 necessarily is of smaller size than the rigid female member 212, and therefore the device 210 forms a coupling between the male member 211 and the female member 212. This latter construction is distinguished from the assembly made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made inthe embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or showniin the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1

1. The combination with snugly 'fitting male and female members of a snap fastener, of a legend carrying means inserted between said members, saidv means comprising. a relatively thin and flexible element removably secured to one of said members `and overlying the exposed face tliereof,tlie normally covered face of said element being adapted to receive identification mattei'.

2. A combination with snugly fitting male and female members of a snap fastener of aV legend carrying meansl inserted between said members, said means comprising a relatively thin and flexible element having an opening through which said male member eX- tends, said element overlying the male member, the normally covered face of said element being adapted to receive identification matter. n

3. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which said element is formed with an inwardly flared peripheral edge, as and ,for the purpose described andspecified.

4;. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which said element is provided with Va peripheral edge formed with frictional contact means. f V

5. The combination set forthin claim vl in which the element comprises a stiff material having a non-abrasive frictional contact surface extending about the periphery thereof.

6. The combination with snugly fitting male and female members of a snap fastener, of a legend carrying means inserted between said members, said means comprising a thinV disc having an opening formed with a slitted rim portion, said slitted rim portion being adapted to snap ovei` the male member to overlie the exposed face thereof whereby said means may be carried by and removably inserted between said members, the normally covered face of the disc being adapted to receive identification matter. f

7. rlhe combination with the male and fe-v male members ofa snap fastener, of a legend carrying means having male and female members of a snap fastener extending from opposite sides thereof for engaging the male and female members to ther first mentioned snapfastener members to removably attach said means therebetween. V

` 8. A device of the characterdescribed comprising a legend carrier disc and engaging means on said disc. for attaching said device between the separate parts of a. conventional snap fastener, saidy disc .formed with f anv 'inwardly fiared peripheral-edge said edge ter- 4minating a: serrationas and forithe'pur.- poseQdescribed'and specified.V fr

9. 'The` combination .of a structure yhaving Ya flapclosur'e secured, bymale and 'female members of a snap fastener, of a thin disc formedfgwithvk front andrear legend .carrierv surfaces,fand engagement means on saiddisc removably secured. 5to one lof said members,

said flapf covering and concealing f said disc when thelatter is retained bythe closed snap fastenermembers.,` f f 10..-Tih'e combination separable male kand female members-ofasnap fastener, of a legend carrier device having male andl female members ofv a snapzfastenercomplementary to.. saidy first mentioned members "forremovably attaching said device between said first mentioned members.

11.^` lThe combination .with the.'` separable maleand 'feinalefmembers of a conventional snap fastener, of a legend carrier device forming a. couplmgbetwen said members whereby saiddevice is positioned therebetween.

ymale members of a conventional snap fastener.

14. A device of the and female fastening members extending from opposite sides of said disc for attaching said device to separable male and female members of a conventional snap fastener, said disc formed with flared peripheral edge as and for the purpose described and specified.

15. A device of the character described comprising a legend carrier disc, and male and female snap fastening members extending from opposite sides of said disc for attaching said device to separable male and female members for a conventional snap fastener, said disc having a peripheral edge formed with frictional contact means. A

y16. A device of the character described t l character described f comprising a legend carrier disc, and male ouY comprising a legend carrier disc, and male y and female snap fastening members extending from the same 'side' of said disc for attaching said device to separable male and female members of a conventional snap fastener, said' disc formed with flared peripheral edge as and for the purpose described and specified.

17. A device of the Vcharacterdescribed comprising a legend carrier disc, and male and female snap fastening members extending from thev same side of said disc for attaching said device to separable male and female members of a conventional snap fastener, said disc having a peripheral edge-formed with frictional contact means. y

18. The combination with male and female different sized parts of convention snap fasteners, of a legend carrier having coupling means for attaching the device to said snap fastener parts.

19. A device. of the character described cornprising a thin disc formed With front and rear legend carrier surfaces, engageable means on said disc for removably attaching the device between male and female members of a snap fastener, and a legend carried on one of said surfaces referring toy a legend carried on the other of said surfaces.

In testimony whereof I aBX my signature.

LOUIS BARNETT. 

